Movie Lounge – January 26

Movie Lounge – January 26

Movie Lounge is a feature at Law And Order Party where we list ten movies screening this week that we might not have actually seen but which we’re presenting as a ranked list, anyway, based on how much they might be worth checking out.

January 26 – February 1

1. Phantom Thread
directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, and Vicky Krieps
playing daily at Cable Car Cinema, Jane Pickens Theater, Cinemaworld Lincoln, Mystic Luxury Cinemas, and Showcase Cinemas (Warwick/North Attleboro only)

2. Love, Cecil
documentary
directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland
featuring Cecil Beaton, Hamish Bowles, and Leslie Caron
playing Wednesday 1/31 at Rosecliff (7pm)
watch a clip here

3. Lost In London
directed by Woody Harrelson
starring Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson, and Owen Wilson
playing Sunday at University of Rhode Island (6pm)
with director/star Woody Harrelson in attendance

4. Call Me By Your Name
directed by Luca Guadagnino
starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, and Michael Stuhlbarg
opens Friday 1/19 at Avon Cinema and Showcase Cinemas Warwick

5. Bhaagamathie
Telugu with English subtitles
directed by G. Ashok
starring Anushka Shetty, Unni Mukundan, and Jayaram
opens Friday 1/26 at Showcase Cinemas Providence Place

6. They Live (1988) (*****)
directed by John Carpenter
starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster
playing Thursday 2/1 at Bucket Brewery (8pm)

7. Stop Making Sense (1983) (*** 1/2)
documentary
directed by Jonathan Demme
starring David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison
playing Saturday 1/27 at Greenwich Odeum

8. 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (*****)
directed by Martin McDonagh
starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell
playing daily at Island Cinemas, Mystic Luxury Cinemas, Entertainment South Kingstown, and Showcase Cinemas (Providence Place/Warwick/Attleboro/Seekonk)

9. Colao
Spanish with English subtitles
directed by Frank Perozo
starring Manny Perez, Celines Toribio, and Anthony Alvarez
playing daily at Showcase Cinemas Providence Place

10. Maze Runner: The Death Cure
directed by Wes Ball
starring Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Dylan O’Brien
opens Friday 1/26 at all the big movie theaters

Also opening this week

Hostiles
Padmaavat (Padmavati)

Still in Theaters

Lady Bird (**** 1/2) (East Providence 10, Route One Cinema Pub, Mystic Luxury Cinemas, and Showcase Cinemas [Warwick, Providence Place, Seekonk])
The Florida Project (**** 1/2) (East Providence 10)
I, Tonya (****) (Showcase Warwick, Cinemaworld Lincoln, and Mystic Luxury Cinemas)
The Shape of Water (****) (Cinemaworld Lincoln, Island Cinemas, Entertainment South Kingstown, and Showcase Cinemas – Providence Place/Seekonk/Warwick)
Coco (Route One Cinema Pub)
Proud Mary (Showcase Cinemas – Providence Place/Warwick only)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (all the big movie theaters)
Thor: Ragnarok (East Providence 10)

* All the big movie theaters:
Cinemaworld Lincoln
Entertainment South Kingstown
Island Cinema 10
Regal Cinemas Stadium Swansea
Showcase Cinemas North Attleboro
Showcase Cinemas Providence Place
Showcase Cinemas Seekonk
Showcase Cinemas Warwick
Showcase Cinemas Warwick Mall

**At the moment Regal Cinemas Swansea – and for that matter the whole Regal Cinemas chain – is owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group, which I don’t recommend supporting. But the chain was recently sold and the transition is supposed to happen by March.